The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-22
MINOR MENTION.

SENATOR KENSA of West Virginia, is said to
have introduced novel feature into his political
campaigns which did much to increase his popu-
arity in the rural districts. The Senator pro-
vded himself with amateur photographers
outfit, which he carried with him his travels.
When opportunity offered, he set up the camera
and took the pictures of the backwoodsmep,
their families and friends in groups and singly.
He estimates that within three years he has
photographed two-thirds of the rural population
of the State. This plan opens up great posi-
bties to the aspiring politician. but is not
without its dangers. It is easy TO under
stand how all the votSrs in entire neiehborhoods
can be made ''sod" in support of a who
takes the licensees of their wives. and sweet
hearts, and babies, as well as themselves, but
the hkenesses must be more than lifelike. they
must aatter. Unless the candidate is expert
with his instrument and knows how to touch
up the portraits in the highest style of the art,
he had better adhere to the old plan of kissing
the babies instead of taking" them. The eff
feet of quantity of too realistic portraits upon
his prospects would be most disastrous particu-
larly if his political rival happened to be a
superior artist.
"A RECENT decision OF the Supreme Court
holds that the hysicans' license law" requires
the practitioner to take out license for every
county he enters professionally, otherwise for
feiting all pay for his services in such county,
besides being liable to criminal prosecution
This is pretty rigid construction of the law
bat no doubt it IS a correct one. 1t will hit a
good many physicians living near county lines
and whose practice extends into two or more
counties. An instance is related of physician
living in Wayne county, and who was
nhar nf he clafr1
voted for the law. A little while
ago he was called to attend lady who lived
just across the line in Fayette county. He was
not familiar with the locality and did not know
his patient was in Fayette county. The lady
died, the physician filed claim against the es-
state for his services, and is now met by the
statute he helped to make, and which forbids
the payment of any part OF his claim, and which
also lays him liable to arrest. 1t is presumed
if be ever gets a chance he will vote for repeal
of the law. He intended it for other doctors.
COLONEL INeERsoLL grew very eloquent in de-
fense of the New Jersey man who under in
d,ctment for blasphemy. For my part" he OK
claimed, II would not live in world where I
could not express my convictions. If there is
any question in this world worthy of being dis
cussed it is the question of intellectual liberty"
the indictment found was demonstrations
and out of reason; that it owes its origin Co the
time when there was no liberty OF speech, and be-
fore the Constitution of the United States was
written, declaring for free speech and free press
He then added a circher: 1--WE have passed
by TOO many mile-stones in the shining path of
human progress to turn back and wallow in the
mire Of such q law" Notwithstanding this out
burst, stoid jury refused to be convinced and
the man in New Jersey who uses his in Intellectual
liberty to blaspheme his Maker will continue to
wallow in the mire of the law TO the extent OF a
$3.50 fne Eloquence of the Ingersoll type seems
TO be wasted in that region.
UNDER the operation of the interstate law
the receipts of the Pullman have fallen off
very considerably. This as an indirect
result Of the abolition of passes. People who
had passes were always patrons Of the Pull
cars, both day and night, as they could
well afford TO be- Now that everybody has to
paw full fare, people not 50 liberal in pat
ronizIng the Pullmans. especially short trips.
The result is felt very sensibly in the Pullman
revenues. They should ask for a suspension of
the law.
GEN. GEORGE A. SHERIDAN, who is now an
form and fighting him with his own weapons, is
, brainy, brilliant man. After the war he 10.
Gated n louisiana, and was elected to the Forty
third Congress for the State at large. OF this
event he says in interview: My seat was